Site work for a water / sewer project in Springfield, Missouri. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The project is generally described as follows: The City of Springfield, Missouri entered into an Amended Consent Judgment (ACJ) with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) on or about May 12, 2012, pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA). Pursuant to the ACJ, the City is implementing a City wide Overflow Control Plan (OCP) to reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). The OCP includes both a public sewer rehabilitation program (known as 'Group' projects) and a private sewer rehabilitation program (known as 'Phase' projects) to reduce SSOs. The City has implemented Groups 1 through 6 of the public sewer rehabilitation and is ready for Group 7 Public Sewer Rehabilitation. Group 7 Public Sewer Rehabilitation will require several agreements to contract for different types of public rehabilitation, including but not limited to, agreements for 1) cleaning, CCTV and CIPP of sewer mains; 2) open-cut repair and/or rehabilitation of defects found in sewer mains and lateral connections; 3) trenchless repair and/or rehabilitation of defects found in lateral connections; 4) manhole rehabilitation; 5) grouting sewer main joints, manholes and lateral connections; and 6) pipe bursting. The Work to be performed pursuant to this notice is the Group 7 Public Sewer Rehabilitation Project - OPEN CUT REPAIRS. The work to be performed will include: a) Open excavation of main line point repairs on sanitary sewer main ranging from 8-inch to 24-inch diameter and ranging in depth from 4 feet to greater than 20 feet deep. The majority of the main line point repairs will occur on mains of 8 inches to 12 inches in diameter. b) Open excavation of lateral connection repairs on sanitary sewer main ranging from 8-inch to 24-inch diameter and ranging in depth from 4 feet to greater than 20 feet deep. The majority of the lateral connection repairs will occur on mains of 8 inches to 12 inches in diameter. c) Open excavation to construct new 4-ft (ID) and 5-ft (ID) manholes or replace existing manholes on existing mains ranging from 8-inch to 24-inch diameter and ranging in depth from 4 feet to greater than 20 feet deep. The majority of the manhole locations will occur on mains of 8 inches to 12 inches in diameter. The Owner has reviewed CCTV and has designated specific locations of open cut lateral connection repairs and main line point repairs. The Owner has grouped those locations into an initial batch of work. A copy of Proposed Batch Order No. 1, schedules and location maps have been included in the bid documents as an example. The Proposed Batch Order No. 1 is not to be submitted with the bid documents. The bid opening will be based on the Total Base Bid for the entire length of the contract. Batch Order No. 1 will be issued after the contracts have been fully executed. The Owner will continue to review CCTV and will issue additional batches of work on an as-needed basis. The estimated quantities included in the Total Base Bid are not guaranteed and are solely for the purpose of comparison of Bids. The final payment for all Unit Price Bid items will be based on actual quantities completed as provided in the Contract Documents. For further information, contact Kimberly Brown, City of Springfield, Environmental Services Department, at (417) 864-1986. Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the source indicated in these documents. Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued. Bids will be received on a unit price basis. Bid security must accompany each Bid. Each Bidder shall file with their Bid a cashier's check, certified check, or bidder's bond in the amount of 5 percent of the total amount of the Base Bid made payable to the City of Springfield, hereinafter referred to as the City or Owner. Failure to include the bid security will result in the bid being returned unread. The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a construction performance bond and a construction payment bond as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract. Contractor and all Subcontractors will be required to conform to the labor standards and employment requirements set forth in the Contract Documents. The Owner will evaluate Bids in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to award the Contract in full, to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject nonconforming, non-responsive, or conditional Bids. Bidders must agree to comply with the Prevailing Wage Rate referred to in the bidding documents. If the Contract is to be awarded in full, Owner will give the Successful Bidder a Notice of Award within the number of days set forth in the Bid Form for acceptance of the Bid. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, proposed work items and the dollar amount of all subcontractors the bidder expects to use in performing the work described in the bidding documents shall be furnished with the bid proposal using the form provided. If no subcontractors are expected to be used, a statement to that affect must accompany the bid proposal using the form provided. The City of Springfield, Missouri hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this Notice to Contractors, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. sum of $3,000.00 each consecutive calendar day thereafter the established time of Substantial Completion; and for every consecutive calendar day after the end of Substantial Completion, $500.00 per day